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Of course, Andrew’s attention locked right in on her breasts, before he whipped his gaze up toward the sky “Jesus Christ I’m sorry”

“You’re sorry I’?”

“No I mean…yes” He shifted on his bare feet, pretty confused by his reaction to Jiya’s changing body Part of him was horrified on her behalf, the other part of hiht feel like to the touch Which filled hi else “What’s the right answer?”

He looked down in ti “Andrew?”

“Yeah?”

“You’re my best friend”

With his heart pressed up against his jugular, hugging Jiya see in the world to do—and he wanted to so badly Always did Andrew pulled her to his chest and settled his cheek on the top of her head Just like any other tihtness settled over him What would she say if she knew his deepest, hts?

They were h, weren’t they?

Not a day passed without Andrew closing his eyes and i food froht until she fell asleep with her head on his shoulder

Maybe someday

Until then, he would protect her fros, bad people, storms

“You’re my best friend, too”

Jiya sniffed “You’re not going to treat me differently now that I’m a woman, are you?”

That weird so prodded him in the belly “No?”

She looked up at him with a raised eyebrow

Andrew cleared his throat hard “No”

Seeainst him He allowed hied her back toward her house “I don’t want you getting in trouble again just for me”

He knelt doith one knee bent, their usual way of boosting her back through herShe rested a hand on his shoulder, preparing to cli down to kiss him on the cheek “You’re worth it, Andrew”